3/30/2023 0 Comments Gooddeed service yearMcAllister said they had to try a few times before Cooper was able to join The 50-Yard Challenge, which is sponsored by the non-profit organization Raising Men Lawn Care Service.Īfter presenting Cooper with his award, Jack and Wilbur confirmed with Cooper that they want to provide him with two of the 50 yards needed for his challenge and would arrange for him to help out at the American Legion post 151 in West Paris for credit as well. The challenge requires boys and girls to complete volunteer lawn-mowing (or other yard work) for 50 people who could use a little bit of help. Since that good deed back in August 2020 he has been accepted into an online community service program, The 50 Yard Challenge (/the-50-yard-challenge/). With his parents’ help, Cooper is continuing his pursuit of community service around Oxford Hills. Linda Jack of West Paris gives Cooper Libby of Norway a hug of thanks after honoring him with the American Legion’s Good Deed Award last Tuesday. “Hundreds of messages and people shared the post and it just went viral.” “We were blown away with the response to the picture posted on Daddy O’s Facebook page,” said McAllister. But by October she had the award in hand and contacted Libby and McAllister (again through Daddy O’s) to let them know their son had received a national honor. With the pandemic shutting down federal administrative offices it took more than a year for Jack to receive Cooper’s certificate. What a great story! The real young knowing what it means to do something from the heart.” Cooper came to the rescue to help this veteran and did it for nothing. “A restaurant called Daddy O’s asked for help for a Purple Heart recipient. “Cooper owns a small business,” Jack wrote on the application. Jack had already obtained and completed the application on his behalf. Jack received a call from the chairman of the Maine American Legion Auxiliary Children and Youth Committee in Augusta that Cooper’s service should be considered for a Youth Hero and Good Deed Award. One of the shares caught the eye of Diane Jack, secretary of West Paris’ Ring McKeen Legion Auxiliary Post 151, and continued rippling further afield. That post quickly went viral with 1,300 likes, almost 200 comments and more than 300 shares. When Oulette got word about the help his customer received he posted about it on Daddy O’s Facebook page (/daddyosoxford/posts/10157193555902121) to give Cooper a shout out for his community service.Ĭooper Libby of South Paris Boy Scout Troop 130 earned the American Legion’s Youth Hero and Good Deed Award for doing community service yard work. “I remember him saying the state didn’t really want him doing all that stuff,” Cooper said about why Frank was in need of help. Frank showed Cooper his lawn tractor and weed whacker, which Cooper used to clear brush growing up around stumps on Frank’s property. The two talked about Cooper being in the Boy Scouts and about injuries the veteran had received. McAllister said she and Cooper visited Frank to do yard work three times, spending more than six hours in his company. He was adamant he was going to pay him but finally he accepted that (Cooper) just wanted to volunteer.” “He asked how much Cooper wanted to be paid and Cooper told him nothing, that he was volunteering his time. In Good Deeds, Good Design, architects and designers who have been working among the poor share their experiences, challenges, frustrations and successes. “I took Cooper over a few times and he (Frank) was so wonderful,” said McAllister. Oulette said he’d look into it and then connected his customer to Cooper’s parents, Corey Libby and Katie McAllister, all of Norway, who then connected with the veteran, Frank. “It doesn’t take a ton of effort to make someone smile.At the same time, a Purple Heart recipient who is a regular at Daddy O’s in Oxford mentioned to co-owner Aaron Oulette that he was looking to hire someone to do yard work at his home, asking if he knew of anyone. “It takes one person or a group to start a ripple that turns into a wave, and eventually, hopefully, progressing out into an even bigger wave,” said Christensen. One Good Deed has one primary purpose: to encourage people to be kind and spread joy. They provide a little comfort for people forced to live outdoors and prevent people from sitting on cold concrete. The group makes mats out of recycled plastic and yarn. Every winter, volunteers “scarf-bomb,” donating cold-weather gear on trees at parks in Minneapolis and St. One Good Deed has several other yearly caring campaigns too. The group also painted kindness rocks with uplifting messages. It’s also about making connections and building community. One has a Pride flag on it,” described Christensen.Ĭhristensen says the Little Free Library project is more than crafting. People spent hours making sure their Little Free Libraries stood out. All the supplies are donated and stored in her Golden Valley garage. Recently she gathered 20 families together and painted dozens of Little Free Libraries. Volunteers painted dozens of Little Free Libraries on July 11 as part of the One Good Deed group.
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